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“Well?” I ask, calmly. “What’s up, Paige?”
“Um, well, I better go.” She turns to stand, but I reach out and wrap my hand around her wrist, pulling her back into the hot tub. This time she’s sitting next to me. Next tonakedme.
“Where are you off to in such a rush, Paige?” I ask, becoming even calmer.
“I’d better get back to Pancake. He needs me.”
“I bet Evan has him and he’s just fine, Sunshine.”
“Well, you’re...” she stammers and looks down nervously.
“Do you want me to leave, Paige? Why are you rushing off? Why don’t you tell me where you got these trunks?” I lean back again, my arm behind her on the back of the hot tub. Bubbles cover us, so she thinks I’m not wearing trunks anymore. But she doesn’t know her plan has backfired. Oh, I’m going to enjoy every minute of this. This one is all her doing.
“Okay, fine,” she says, exasperated. “Theyaredissolving swim trunks. Mellie and I thought it would be funny. She bought some for Ty, too. It was a bad idea. It was just supposed to be a prank, okay?” She puts her face in her hands and then looks back up at me through her fingers. She’s so damn cute. “But then... I forgot about that part when you got here, and then I thought maybe they would be fine. But then... they weren’t.”
“If you wanted to get me naked, you could have just asked.” I watch her face become even more flushed.
“I... No, that’s not...” Her eyes widen.
“I think I’ll get a beer,” I say as I gesture toward the cooler about ten feet away.
“No!” she shrieks, panicked. “I’ll get it for you.” She’s shaking now, trying not to laugh. She still thinks she got the best of me.Wrong. Wrong, Paige.
“No, allow me,” I say, pushing her gently back down.
I step out of the tub, striding over to the cooler where I bend over to grab a beer. I stand right in front of her, my eyes not leaving hers. Hers are wide, and her face is flushed from the hot tub. It takes her a while to realize that I’m wearing a black Speedo I snuck on under her defective trunks. But it sure was fun watching her squirm.
I open the tab and take a long swig, then slide back into the tub. “What were you saying?” I ask as if nothing has just happened. Once again, she did this.
“I hate you,” she mumbles with a grin on her face. She’s flushed and shaking her head, trying not to laugh.
“I hate you more,” I say with a laugh.
22. paige
Secondhand News
So,Mister Buttoned-Up has secrets under his shirt, and they are beautiful, intricate, and sexy as hell. Who would have thought this rigid attorney was a tattooed badass under those power suits and ironed dress shirts? He surprises me every day.
When Mellie and I ordered the swim trunks earlier this week, we thought it would be a funny prank. And now? Oh, it worked. It workedsowell. Not only did he lose his trunks, but he didn’t even flinch. He acted like it was no big deal. Then he had on a ridiculous Speedo that made him look good, too. That prank backfired.
When he got out and walked over to the cooler to get a beer, I noticed even more tattoos on his back. I shiver as I remember his confidence and unwavering eyes.
Now he’s back in the hot tub, staring at me with a shit-eating grin and sipping his beer.
I know he’s enjoying this. What a jerk.
“You still hate me?” he asks. He looks so sexy with his dark hair wet and his hazel eyes on me. Somehow, right now, they’re softer than I’ve ever seen them. Sitting this close to him is making my stomach stir. Hell, I can’t even breathe.
He glances down at my swimsuit, and his mouth softens. “What’s wrong, Paige?”
I’m practically breathless. So nervous and turned on all at once. I want to kiss him and sit on his lap. But he’s still enjoying our game.
“You thought you could get me naked. Maybe it’s only fair I get you naked, too.” He grins wickedly.
I giggle.
“Something funny, Paige?”
